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System and method for building emotional machines

  • US 7,912,720 B1
  • Filed: 07/20/2005
  • Issued: 03/22/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for emotion detection during a natural language dialog between a user and a computing device, the method comprising:

  • receiving an utterance from the user as part of the natural language dialog between the user and the computing device;

    identifying, based on the utterance, an identified group comprising one of a social group, an ethnic group and a geographic group, the identified group having separate identifiable concepts of an individual emotion;

    receiving non-repetitive dialog acts in the natural-language dialog, wherein the non-repetitive dialog acts are prompts by the computing device; and

    detecting, via the computing device, an emotion of the user based on the identified group and at least in part on the non-repetitive dialog acts.

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